Greeting card



Nov. E, w32. L. M, wHxTTeNca-ro'm GREET ING CARD Original Filed Jan. 21, 1929 25.5. il .iii

Patented Nov. l, 1932 UNITED@ STATES *PATENT oFFicE Y LoRiNe wnTTTINGToN, on SEATTLE, WASniNeToN, Assis-Non To SHIRLEY G. Known, on rvBENTON, WASHINGTON GREETING CARD y Application filed January 21, 1929Serial No. 334,060. Renewed March 9, k1932.

My invention relates to improvements in greeting cards and the object of. my invention is to provide a greeting card which is arranged to have a natural flowerassociated therewith in such a manner as to harmonize with, and beautify the card, said card being -provided withV means for y Supportingthe lowervand for preventingsaid flower .from becomingA wilted. Y Y

.Af more specific object is to provide a greeting, card having a small. tube :or receptacle secured to the rear side thereof for the reception of damp material, as moss, within which the stem ofa flower maybe embedded,the tube 115 serving to support the iower in such a position that the flower is visible from the front of the card and forms an important part ofv the ornamental display on the front of said card, the damp material in the tube prevent- .c ,20 ing premature wilting of the Hower.

1 o ,25 of a hole or slot immediately above said greeting area, through which the stem of the flower may extend, whereby the flower may occupy displayedin any Way. A hole 9 is provided in the upper portion of the card 7 above the vgreeting area 8 andl a small tube l0 is secured 80 to the back of thecard 7 preferably by the" f a position on the front of the card and the stem may pass rearwardly through said hole and project into the open topend of a tube Which is secured to the rear side of the card whereby the card and the tube will cooperate to support the iiower.V

Other and more specic objects will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawino'.

an the drawing Figure l is a front elevation of a greeting card constructed in accordance 40 with my invention, showing a flower in place therein.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views on broken lines 3-3, and i-4, of Fig. 1.

. Figs. 5 and 6 are fragmentary views in front elevation of two modified forms of the Y ing card which will receive and hold a fresh .flower in a` manner convenient for mailing or shipment, and which will keep said-flower fresh andunwilted'fora longtime and which 100 invention respectively.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section of another mod- A iied form of the invention.

Greeting cards are much used on the occa- 'turely wilted. v vv,Referring'to the drawing, throughl which "like reference'numerals 'designate like parts,

sion of birthdays and at certain seasons of the year,and it is very desirable to have these The use of a live flower or flowers in ers can be fkept fresh and fragrant, usually makes a more favorable and lasting impres- ,sion on the recipientandaffords him greater pleasure, but, as these cards areusually sent through the mailand are delivered hours and Vsometin'ies days after they areposted, it is difficult tok associate the iower with the card in an attractive manner, and at'the same time `-to prevent 4the'iiower from becoming wilted .between .the time it is posted and the time it isdelivered. My-invention provides rmeans vfor associating a iiowerv or` Liiowers with a ygreeting card in such'a manner that each en- ,hances the appearance ofthe other and "at the same time provides I.means forpreventing the iioweror-flowers from becoming prema- 7 is a greeting card of any desired shapeand 7..) Size having on its front side,an area 8 whereon a greeting' may be printed or written or use offjadhesive material 11, withits open upper endjust below the'hole 9. `The tube ,from front to rear and inserted into saidtube so that thestem ltiwill'be embedded in the I damp material. The tube 10 and 'hole'9 thus serve .to-support the flower onthe card, the flow'eriisfdisplayed on the Vfront side of the greeting cardto'give a pleasing appearance to the card and thedamp material in the tube 10 serves to keep the flow-er fresh and unwilted until the moisture has been absorbed. In this manner it is possibleto provide a gieettso for several days and said tube l0 being-'made of Waterproof material and closed except at the top end willprevent the evaporation or absorption of the moisture except by the flower stem. This preserves substantially all ofthe moisture for the use of the flower. Several flowers may be used if desired.

'i In Fig. 5, I have shown a greeting card lr6 of alternative form which has a slot 17 instead of the hole 9, and in Fig. 6 I have shown another alternative form of' card i8 in which the opening for the'ftower stem is entirely dispensed 'with-'andthe flower' is displayed just above `the top edge of the card. These cards are` otherwisefsimilar in construction to the card shown inllfigs. l'to 4 and are the same in purpose and function.

In Fig. 7, I' have shown another modified tending into said tube and embedded in said damp material, said tube serving to support said flower. n Y

3. A natural ower greeting card, embody ing a card member of relatively thin and light-construction, for mailing purposes, saidv card having a hole near 'its top end and hav- "ing an Varea on its front side below said hole whereon a greeting may be inscribed, a tube offrelafively small diameter capable of Vholding moisture secured to the rear side of said vcard and lying closely against the card and extending lengthwise of the card with its mouth below the hole, damp material in said tube and a natural flower disposed on the `front side of said card with its stem extend- 'ing through saidl hole and into 'said tube.'

et. AA greeting card and flower for mailing purposes embodying a card member, a nat- Vural flower displayed from the front of saids; v'card member, and devices supporting and holding the stem of said flower closely against the back of said card member.

The fore oing specification at Seattle, Was this 10th day of Jan., 1929. LORING M. WHITTINGTON.

form ofthe` invention in which la 'tube 2() is secured' between two cards2l and 22 whichare pasted or otherwise fastened vtogether at their edges', one of the cards 2l having a hole 23 through which the stem of a flower, not shown, maybe inserted.

The openings in the cards 7, 16 and '21 are preferably large enough to admit the base of the flower to'better safeguard 'the flower d against crushingl and to hold the same more securely.

The foregoing vdescription and accompanying drawing clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes inthe d'evice may be made. as are fairly vWithin, the scope and spirit ofthe following claims.

Iclaim.: I i l.. A greeting cardfor mailing purposes,

i, embodying a card member and a receptacle of narrow thickness lyingv flat against the back of thecard member and secured to the back of said card member for receiving and holding the stem, of a flower closely against theback of said card member and supporting said flower in a position where it is visible from the'ffront of the card. v y

2. The combination with a cardffor mailing purposes having a spacefon the front side for a greeting, ofa relatively small tube secured to the back, of said card and lying lengthwise against the card to aiford a relatively thin package, damp AInaterial 'within saidl tube, Y and a Vnatural flower visible -'from 'thefront of said card and having a stem ex- 

